In this activity, students view a satellite image of Earth at night, and consider the environmental considerations and consequences associated with the pattern of light they see. The resource includes a map for student use. Summary background...(View More) information, data and images supporting the activity are available on the Earth Update data site. To complete the activity, students will need to access the Space Update multimedia collection, which is available for download and purchase for use in the classroom.(View Less)

This is an activity about size and scale. Learners will identify and label their location on a series of maps, at successively larger scales, starting with their classroom location outward to the Milky Way galaxy. This is Activity H-1 of Universe at...(View More) Your Fingertips 2.0: A Collection of Activities and Resources for Teaching Astronomy DVD-ROM, which is available for purchase.(View Less)

This is an activity about size and scale. Learners will identify and label their location on a series of maps, at successively larger scales, starting with their classroom location outward to the Milky Way galaxy. This is Actividad 8.1 as part of El...(View More) Universo a Sus Pies, a Spanish-language curriculum, available for purchase.(View Less)